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SPEC delivers new workstation benchmark
SPECworkstation 4.0 benchmark includes AI and ML workloads.
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Improving tomorrow’s workstations
SPEC GWPG updating its benchmark, asking for public input.
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2022 has been a busy time for SPEC’s Graphics and Workstation Performance Group
The group continues its work in establishing, maintaining, and endorsing standardized benchmarks; unveils SPECapc for Maya 2023 benchmark. The Standard ...
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SPEC updates benchmark for Solidworks
The SPECapc for Solidworks 2022 benchmark runs on the 64-bit versions of Windows 10 and 11. By Andy Patrizio The ...
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SPEC’s latest WS graphics benchmark
SPECviewperf 2020 v3.1 benchmark is a significant update. At Siggraph 2022 in Vancouver, SPEC (Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation) announced the ...
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Workstation performance benchmarking: Does it take Infinite Jest to get the job done?
by Trey Morton Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald are considered classic ...
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25+ years of the SPECviewperf graphics benchmark
By Bob Cramblitt More than 25 years ago, the SPEC Graphics and Workstation Performance Group (SPEC/GWPG) developed the Viewperf benchmark ...
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Inside the new SPECworkstation 3 benchmark
The renamed performance evaluation software features new and updated workloads throughout the suite; it is free of charge to users. ...
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Using application-based benchmark results for professional workstation performance evaluation
SPECapc benchmark results are available online. By Bob Cramblitt Performance evaluation is complex. There’s no silver bullet or one-size-fits-all. Performance ...
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Authenticity is the key to good workstation performance benchmarks
Benchmarks should include a variety of tests to characterize performance across a wide spectrum of applications and use cases. By ...